what is the "network" Folder for?

This might be a dumb question but what is the network folder for that in the "computer" area of your computer? I can not see what it dose, how to make it go away, or what I can use it for, or how I can use it. Any help? <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

It is a link to a server-based application/library and user folder. The idea is that it's the same as the computer icon, only across the network. In other words, a mapped network drive (as opposed to the temporary login to AFP/SMB servers, this one is a fixed address).

It's how we use our win2k network here at work, except we have the "P-Drive," the "S-Drive" and so on which are hard links to server domains. I can still go to someone else's local D-drive in the network neighborhood (something OS X needs like the old Network browser in OS9) but the link is dropped when I reboot (i.e., not mapped).